B. Braun subsidiary Aesculap agreed to pay $17.3 million to buy surgical instrument maker Dextera Surgical (NSDQ:DXTR) out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, provided no other suitors emerge. Redwood City, Calif.- based Dextera, formerly known as Cardica, said the Dec. 11 deal calls for $2 million to be put into escrow for two years to cover any indemnification […]
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TCT 2017: Drug-eluting balloon achieves non-inferiority with drug-eluting stent
Researchers studying 278 patients with in-stent restenosis found that B. Braun‘s SeQuent Please paclitaxel-eluting balloon was non-inferior to Abbott‘s (NYSE:ABT) Xience drug-eluting stent when it comes to six-month minimal lumen diameter. The study’s results were touted this week at the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in Denver, Colorado. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug […]
DeviceTalks West: Expertise you need to know
Medical device suppliers are light years away from the days when they merely filled orders to spec for medtech OEMs – as a visit to the upcoming DeviceTalks West will quickly confirm. From incorporating steerability into catheters to getting validation and testing done right, the companies serving the medical device industry have become specialized experts in […]
B. Braun drops $2m on Fidmi Medical
Fidmi Medical said today that it raised $2 million from B. Braun for the low-profile enteral feeding device it’s developing. The cash is slated for the completion of clinical trials and commercialization, the Misgav, Israel-based company said. “We believe that Fidmi’s enteral feeding tube will make a real difference to patients and caregivers. The investment by […]
The 20 largest medical device companies in the world
When it comes to the largest medical device companies, it’s a changing cast of players – as demonstrated once again in Medical Design & Outsourcing’s latest Big 100 list. We pulled financial regulatory filings and reached out to major companies in some cases to create a list of the 100 largest medical device companies in […]
The 10 largest medtech employers – and what their workers really think
Among the 10 largest medtech employers, workers feel pride in working on life-saving products – but there’s also frustration with big corporate bureaucracy. That was the major takeaway as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled some of the most insightful current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. The 10 companies we’re counting down were the largest […]
Hospira, Baxter subpoenaed in antitrust probe over intravenous saline
Drugmakers received grand jury subpoenas from the U.S. Justice Dept. this week in connection with an antitrust probe into companies that market intravenous saline solutions. ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI), which recently acquired Hospira Infusion Systems from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), and Baxter (NYSE:BAX) disclosed the subpoenas this week. Pfizer revealed that it is also wrapped up in the investigation, according […]
B. Braun launches app for Easypump home infusion therapy
B. Braun launched an app yesterday for its Easypump ST/LT elastomeric infusion pump to help patients and clinicians use the system more safely and efficiently for home infusion therapy. The Easypump app features graphics and videos that explain the infusion therapy process, B. Braun said, and provides nurses with tools to teach patients how to […]
B Braun inks investment, cooperative deal with Trendlines Medical Sinagpore
B. Braun said today that it inked an investment and cooperation agreement with Trendlines subsidiary Trendlines Medical Singapore, making them a minority shareholder in the company. With the investment, B Braun will hold a 20.7% stake in the company, while Trendlines holds a 79.3% stake. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical Design […]
B Braun announces collab deal with Omnicell
B. Braun said this week it inked a collaborative deal with Omnicell to help decrease the time and clinical support necessary to manage IV infusions and IV compounding. Through the deal, Omnicell will be able to use B. Braun’s DoseTrac infusion management software through a hyperlink in Omnicell’s performance center, the companies said. Get the […]
B. Braun’s Aesculap puts nearly $3m into ApiFix
B. Braun’s Aesculap division today invested $2.8 million into ApiFix’s $5 million Series B financing round to help support ApiFix’s minimally invasive, non-fusion spinal implant system designed to treat adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The ApiFix device, which won CE Mark clearance for use in the European Union in 2012, is designed to correct adolescent idiopathic scoliosis […]